Several highlights of the European ceramics collection are displayed in the galleries devoted to the Decorative arts of the 18th century. More recent works will be featured in the new galleries dedicated to the 19th century, Art Nouveau, and Art Deco, opening in June 2025.
Renowned worldwide
The collection provides a survey of glazed earthenware, tin-glazed earthenware, stoneware, and porcelain from the end of the Middle Ages to the present, illustrating a wide variety of styles and techniques. The ensemble of Delft tin-glazed earthenware and Dutch faience is particularly celebrated internationally for the quality of its individual pieces.
Belgian ceramics include Antwerp maiolica (Renaissance ceramics), stoneware from Raeren and Bouffioulx, tin-glazed earthenware from Brussels, fine faience from Andenne, and porcelain from Brussels. The Tournai porcelain collection (the Solvay...
The collection provides a survey of glazed earthenware, tin-glazed earthenware, stoneware, and porcelain from the end of the Middle Ages to the present, illustrating a wide variety of styles and techniques. The ensemble of Delft tin-glazed earthenware and Dutch faience is particularly celebrated internationally for the quality of its individual pieces.
Belgian ceramics include Antwerp maiolica (Renaissance ceramics), stoneware from Raeren and Bouffioulx, tin-glazed earthenware from Brussels, fine faience from Andenne, and porcelain from Brussels. The Tournai porcelain collection (the Solvay bequest) is one of the two largest in Belgium. Other European ceramics include representative examples of Italian maiolica, Meissen porcelain, French porcelain, and English, French, and Luxembourgish faience fine.
From the 19th century to the present day
The collection also includes ceramics from the late 19th to the late 20th century, featuring a vase by Gauguin, tin-glazed earthenware and stoneware from the Bock atelier in La Louvière, glazed clay by Willy Finch, as well as Art Deco porcelain from Sèvres and Copenhagen. Contemporary, post-war Belgian and international ceramics are also represented.
Contact
- Valérie Montens: v.montens@kmkg-mrah.be